M. Lockwood Porter - Retraction Lyrics

I would like to make a retraction
I wrote lots of songs with the word ""love""
But they were just a reaction
To a feeling that I had only heard of

That I wanted to feel, but I couldn't find the way
So I thought it wasn't real and I locked myself away

The word, to me, became
Loaded with fear and disdain
I'd use it all the time
To describe my loneliness or make a rhyme

Now I'm ashamed by this lesson that I have learned
As far as the meaning of that word's concerned
That you'll find no peace, though you leave no stone unturned
'Til you learn to love and know your love's returned